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November 6, 2019

First of new OGC APIs approved as an OGC standard: OGC API – Features – Part 1: Core

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is excited to announce that the OGC Membership has approved the first in its suite of OGC API standards, OGC API – Features – Part 1: Core.The OGC API – Features multi-part standard specifies the fundamental API building blocks for interacting with ‘features’ – i.e., digital representations of objects of interest in the real world.The complete OGC API – Features standard suite provides API building blocks to create, modify, and query features on the Web.As with any OGC standard, the open OGC API – Features standard is free to download and implement.Interested parties can view and download the standard from the OGC API – Features Standard Page on the OGC website.

November 6, 2019

First of new OGC APIs approved as an OGC standard: OGC API – Features – Part 1: Core

OGC APIs usher in a new age for location information on the web, enabling a much simpler way to share and access location information that is consistent with the architecture of the Web. This API, the first of many, specifies the fundamental API building blocks for interacting with geospatial features.

November 5, 2019

OGC adopts Two Dimensional Tile Matrix Set standard

The OGC Two Dimensional Tile Matrix Set standard defines the rules and requirements for a two dimensional tile matrix set as a way to index space using a set of regular grids defining a domain (tile matrix) for a limited list of scales in a Coordinate Reference System (CRS), as defined in OGC Abstract Specification Topic 2: Spatial Referencing by Coordinates.The OGC Two Dimensional Tile Matrix Set standard frees the concept of a tile matrix set from the WMTS standard so that other standards can reference the concept directly.The standard includes the concepts of a tile matrix set and tile matrix set limits as well as their implementation in 2D space and describes an XML and JSON encoding.Used in combination with tile matrix set limits, this reduces the need for user defined tile matrix sets.As with any OGC standard, the open Two Dimensional Tile Matrix Set standard is free to download and implement.

November 5, 2019

OGC adopts Two Dimensional Tile Matrix Set standard

The Tile Matrix Set concept, initially developed in WMTS 1.0, is now provided as an independent standard that can be referenced by other standards

November 4, 2019

OGC Pilot Initiative seeks to mature standards-based “Applications to the Data” architecture; funding available for participants

The objective of this workshop is to understand the exact requirements of application developers in terms of data discovery, data loading, data processing, and result delivery.Phase 2 invites EO platform operators to implement the OGC Earth Observation Applications Pilot architecture as it has been defined in previous IP initiatives.The Earth Observation Applications Pilot is being conducted under OGC’s Innovation Program, the research and development (R&D) laboratory of OGC.More information on the Pilot, including the official Call for Participation, is available on the Earth Observation Applications Pilot Webpage.OGC members together form a global forum of experts and communities that use location to connect people with technology and improve decision-making at all levels.

November 4, 2019

OGC Pilot Initiative seeks to mature standards-based “Applications to the Data” architecture; funding available for participants

The Earth Observations Applications Pilot will evaluate the maturity of specifications developed to achieve a paradigm shift in Earth Observation – from “bringing the data to the user” to “bringing the user to the data”

October 30, 2019

OGC updates IndoorGML standard to v1.1; seeks public comment before approval

IndoorGML v1.1 is fully compatible with the previous version IndoorGML v1.0.The OGC IndoorGML Encoding Standard was developed to provide a common schema framework for interoperability between indoor spatial applications.These cover a broad spectrum of application areas such as indoor location services, indoor web map services, indoor emergency control, indoor IoT sensors, guiding services for visually handicapped persons in indoor space, and indoor robotics.The candidate IndoorGML v1.1 standard is available for review and comment on the OGC Portal.Comments are due by 29 November, 2019, and should be submitted via the method outlined on the IndoorGML v1.1 standard’s public comment request page.

October 30, 2019

OGC updates IndoorGML standard to v1.1; seeks public comment before approval

IndoorGML v1.1 introduces a new feature for level (i.e. storey or floor) information to meet requirements from many indoor spatial applications

October 29, 2019

OGC considering OpenFlight Scene Description Specification as an OGC Community Standard; public comment sought before approval

OpenFlight is a 3D scene description file format widely used in the aviation simulation industryThe Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is considering the OpenFlight Scene Description Database Specification (v16.0) for adoption as an official OGC Community Standard.The OpenFlight Scene Description Database Specification, commonly referred to as simply “OpenFlight,” is a 3D scene description file format used for real-time visual simulation of 3D terrain features and moving models, such as ground and air vehicles.An OGC Community Standard is an official standard of OGC that is considered to be a widely used, mature specification, but was developed outside of OGC’s standards development and approval process.The candidate OpenFlight Scene Description Database Specification community standard is available for review and comment on the OGC Portal.Comments are due by November 28, 2019, and should be submitted via the method outlined on the OpenFlight Scene Description Database Specification community standard’s request page.